1.   My task has been to simplify the subject without oversimplifying, to distill without losing essence.

2.   And by toning down what made his own spring collection so impressive, Rodriguez lost the essence of what made it so.

3.   But now it has shed many of its dated accouterments without losing its essence.

4.   If we lose our pleasure in innocent amusement and prevent our children from enjoying themselves, we lose the essence of our civilization.

5.   What happens to a literary lion when he loses his very essence?

6.   When he tried to do that, he ended up feeling that he was losing the essence of his original vision.